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Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,246 – 5,256 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94159, -104.92766
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 5,248–5,258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94159, -104.92766

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lee-lateral-ditch-trail-out-back-3-km-86dd

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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